Our country shouldn’t tell immigrants who perform thankless jobs that they can work but can’t build lives here. That’s not what we're about.
My mother emigrated from Russia. She couldn’t speak English and had no education. Under the new Trump-backed bill, she'd be turned away.
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What does it say about this administration’s values that wealthy individuals are allowed in while people fleeing violence are turned away?
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My great-grandfather came from Russia, escaping Jewish persecution. W/o money or English, he swept streets until he was able to own a cafe.
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His daughter, my grandmother, was named Martha, after Martha Washington.
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We are so glad that she came and that you are her daughter! Thank you for all your excellent work for our country!
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I had three grandparents who fled Russia to escape the pogroms. They came here to build a better life. They also would be turned away.
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So sorry Zelda. My ggrandfather a man who worked so hard and donated land to his local school district would have also been turned away.
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My grandparents are immigrants and spoke no English when they came here. They'd be turned away. Trump doesn't know or appreciate US=
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